Open game expected at Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu: Şirineaşa vs ASU Poli Timişoara preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Sun 26.September
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu (19128 seats)

Şirineaşa hope to have lots of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been demanding so far with 3 points and a 16th position in the Liga 2 table. Opponents ASU Poli Timişoara have 14th place with 7 pts.

Insights:
  • Şirineaşa have yet to win a game.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Liga 2

The visiting ASU Poli Timişoara played their last game only four days ago, a Romania Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Unirea Slobozia. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Şirineaşa form and stats

Three Liga 2 home games done for Şirineaşa, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.

Şirineaşa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Universitatea Cluj (0-1).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Hermannstadt.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Şirineaşa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost three.

Şirineaşa has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Şirineaşa with 6 goals conceded in these matches.

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ASU Poli Timişoara form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 2 travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. It's a growing despair in Timişoara as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Two travels in a row for Timişoara, whose manager D. Toma could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against Unirea Slobozia. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager D. Toma when O. Ursu scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Csikszereda.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by ASU Poli Timişoara in our archives, and the results are: four wins for ASU Poli Timişoara, three draws and four defeats.

Timişoara are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. ASU Poli Timişoara have conceded 8 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Şirineaşa victory, one draw and two ASU Poli Timişoara wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ASU Poli TimişoaraC. Bîrnoi
C. Bîrnoi
2 goals
ASU Poli TimişoaraD. Benzar
D. Benzar
2 goals
ŞirineaşaA. Băican
A. Băican
1 goals

Şirineaşa missing players

ASU Poli Timişoara missing players

Şirineaşa ASU Poli Timişoara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 2 4 7
0 0 0 Won W 2 2 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
3 1 0 Scored S 5 6 8
10 6 0 Conceded C 1 8 12
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
29% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 57%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 14%
29% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 14%
71% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 29%
 
3.3 2.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 5
4.8 4.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.3 4.2
2.8 3.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 5.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 8.2
2.8 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5 4.2
6% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 40% 32%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have scored more than double the goals of Şirineaşa.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Liga 2
  • ASU Poli Timişoara have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • ASU Poli Timişoara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of ASU Poli Timişoara's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Şirineaşa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Şirineaşa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Şirineaşa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Şirineaşa have yet to win a game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Petrolul 52 7 6 0 1 15 1 4 4 0 0 10 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 14 18
2 Hermannstadt 7 5 2 0 18 5 4 4 0 0 14 3 3 1 2 0 4 2 13 17
3 Concordia Chiajna 7 5 2 0 11 2 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 9 17
4 Corona Brasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Universitatea Cluj 7 5 0 2 9 6 4 4 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 15
5 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 7 4 2 1 12 5 4 3 1 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 7 14
6 SCM Gloria Buzau 7 4 1 2 24 5 3 2 0 1 18 2 4 2 1 1 6 3 19 13
7 Unirea Slobozia 7 3 3 1 13 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 2 0 10 2 8 12
8 Unirea Dej 7 3 2 2 7 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 11
9 Metaloglobus 7 3 1 3 11 11 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 3 5 9 0 10
10 Viitorul Selimbar 7 3 1 3 6 9 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 0 1 2 0 5 -3 10
11 CSM Iasi 7 3 0 4 10 6 3 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 8 4 4 9
12 Ripensia Timisoara 7 2 3 2 8 9 4 1 3 0 6 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 9
13 Brasov Steagul Renast 7 2 3 2 8 12 4 2 1 1 6 9 3 0 2 1 2 3 -4 9
14 ASU Poli Timişoara 7 2 1 4 8 12 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 6 8 -4 7
15 Csikszereda 7 2 0 5 6 13 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 3 8 -7 6
16 Şirineaşa 7 0 3 4 3 10 3 0 1 2 1 6 4 0 2 2 2 4 -7 3
17 Dunarea Calarasi 7 0 3 4 6 14 3 0 1 2 2 7 4 0 2 2 4 7 -8 3
18 Dacia Unirea Braila 7 0 2 5 4 21 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 4 3 18 -17 2
19 Unirea Constanta 7 0 1 6 1 28 3 0 0 3 0 10 4 0 1 3 1 18 -27 1
20 Astra 7 2 2 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 -2

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.